Lloyds Banking Group (LYG) Projected to Post Earnings on Thursday

Lloyds Banking Group (NYSE:LYG) is projected to announce its Q2 2025 earnings results before the market opens on Thursday, July 24th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.10 per share and revenue of $4.86 billion for the quarter.

Lloyds Banking Group (NYSE:LYG) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, May 1st. The financial services provider reported $0.11 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.08 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $5.91 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.78 billion. Lloyds Banking Group had a net margin of 14.39% and a return on equity of 8.62%. On average, analysts expect Lloyds Banking Group to post $0 EPS for the current fiscal year and $0 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Lloyds Banking Group Trading Up 1.3%

Shares of Lloyds Banking Group stock opened at $4.15 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $62.42 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.84, a P/E/G ratio of 0.86 and a beta of 0.99. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.62, a quick ratio of 0.53 and a current ratio of 0.53. The company has a fifty day moving average of $4.14 and a 200 day moving average of $3.66. Lloyds Banking Group has a fifty-two week low of $2.56 and a fifty-two week high of $4.30.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have commented on LYG. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Lloyds Banking Group from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 13th. Hsbc Global Res upgraded shares of Lloyds Banking Group to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 20th. Finally, HSBC upgraded shares of Lloyds Banking Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 1st. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold”.

Institutional Trading of Lloyds Banking Group

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in LYG. Acadian Asset Management LLC bought a new position in Lloyds Banking Group in the 1st quarter worth about $639,000. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its stake in Lloyds Banking Group by 124.1% in the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 263,246 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,006,000 after acquiring an additional 145,772 shares in the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC grew its stake in Lloyds Banking Group by 18.4% in the 1st quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 812,424 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $3,103,000 after acquiring an additional 126,247 shares in the last quarter. Royal Bank of Canada grew its stake in Lloyds Banking Group by 10.6% in the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 1,126,734 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $4,305,000 after acquiring an additional 108,100 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. grew its stake in Lloyds Banking Group by 162.2% in the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 11,724 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $45,000 after acquiring an additional 7,253 shares in the last quarter. 2.15% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Lloyds Banking Group

Lloyds Banking Group plc, together with its subsidiaries, provides a range of banking and financial services in the United Kingdom and internationally. It operates in three segments: Retail; Commercial Banking; and Insurance, Pensions and Investments. The Retail segment offers a range of financial service products, including current accounts, savings, mortgages, motor finance, unsecured loans, leasing solutions, and credit cards to personal customers.